La Paz

For ither uises, see La Paz (disambiguation).

Nuestra Señora de La Paz La Paz (in Spaingie) Chuquiago Marka or Chuqiyapu (in Aymara) La Paz (in Inglis)
Tap tae Bottom, Left tae Richt: La Paz Skyline wi Moont Illimani in the backgrund, Pailace o the Plurinational Legislative Assemmly, San Francisco Kirk, Mariscal Santa Cruz Avenue, Reid Line o the La Paz-El Alto cauble caur transit seestem, Ceety centre o La Paz.
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Motto(s):  "Los discordes en concordia, en paz y amor se juntaron y pueblo de paz fundaron para perpetua memoria"
Nuestra Señora de La Paz Location o La Paz athin La Paz Depairtment
Coordinates: 16°30′S 68°09′W
Kintra	Bolivie
Depairtment	La Paz
Province	Pedro Domingo Murillo
Municipality	La Paz Municipality
Foondit	20 October 1548 bi Alonso de Mendoza
Unthirldom	16 Julie 1809
Incorporatit (El Alto)	20t century
Govrenment
• Mayor	Luis Antonio Revilla Herrero
Area
• City	472 km2 (182 sq mi)
• Urban	3240 km2 (1,250 sq mi)
Elevation	3,640 m (11,942 ft)
Population  (2008)
• City	877,363
• Density	6275.16/km2 (16,252.6/sq mi)
• Metro	2,364,235
Time zone	UTC−4 (BOT)
Area code(s)	2
HDI (2010)	0.672 – high
Website	www.lapaz.bo

Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Spaingie: la ˈpas; Scots: Oor Lady o Peace; [Chuquiago Marka or Chuqiyapu] ), is the admeenistrative caipital o Bolivie, as well as the depairtmental caipital o La Paz Depairtment, an the seicont lairgest ceety (in population) anerlie efter Santa Cruz de la Sierra. It is locatit in the wastren pairt o the kintra on the depairtment o the same name. It is locatit at a elevation o 3,660 metres abuin sea level, makkin it the warld's heichest "de facto" caipital ceety, or admeenistrative caipital. The offeecial caipital o Bolivie is Sucre an it is the seat o juistice, La Paz haes mair govrenment depairtments, hence the "de facto" qualifier. The ceety sits in a "bowl" surroondit bi the heich muntains o the altiplano. As it grows, La Paz climbs the hills, resultin in varyin elevations frae 3,000 metres tae 4,100 metres (9,840 ft to 13,450 ft). Owerleukin the ceety is touerin triple-peaked Illimani, whit is aaways snaw-covered an can be seen frae several spots o the ceety, includin frae the neebur ceety, El Alto. As o the 2001 census, the ceety haed a population o 877,363. La Paz Metropolitan aurie, formed bi the ceeties o La Paz, El Alto an Viacha, make the maist populous urban aurie o Bolivie, wi a population o 2.3 million inhabitants an surpassin the metropolitan aurie o Santa Cruz de la Sierra.